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And you know what that means — time to wake up, see whose last names you can remember, and figure out how to dispose of the alcohol left over from the night before!
The ne plus ultra of scientific drinks is, of course, the Buzzed Aldrin (TANG made with vodka). It may be more convenient — and, in light of recent events, it is certainly fitting — to prepare a Stuart Pivar instead: mix the TANG powder with water according to standard operating procedure, then combine it with whatever cheap booze you have on hand, mixing the ingredients inside a rubber balloon. Best served with endorsements from people who have not actually tasted it.
If you have gin readily available, and if you can find a Martini glass among the debris, you could try the following:
Pour the gin into the Martini glass. Put Orbital's "Halcyon And On And On" on the stereo. Set your desktop background to a picture of Antonio Benedetto Carpano, the inventor of vermouth, after running the picture through the "invert" and "posterize" colour filters of a graphics program. Add a pickled onion. Drink.
I call it a "Hacking the Gibson".
Comments
Blake, this is genius. Buzzed Aldrins all around at my next space/science movie festival!
Posted by: Star | June 28, 2009 5:33 PM
This somewhat reminds me of a variation on the screwdriver espoused by (who else?) friends in college. To prepare this screwdriver, you take a bottle of vodka and an orange. You show the orange to the vodka just before pouring it.
To make a strong version of this drink, just show the bottle a photo of an orange.
Posted by: Brian | June 28, 2009 5:45 PM
Dude, have you lost your motherfucking mind!?!?!? You need to CHILL the fucking gin on ice before you strain it into the fucking glass!!!!
Posted by: Comrade PhysioProf | June 28, 2009 5:56 PM
"Hacking the Gibson".. That's terrible.
Posted by: John Armstrong | June 28, 2009 6:04 PM
Cute.
Would be cuter if I weren't still feeling hungover.
Posted by: Sili
| June 28, 2009 6:11 PM
Hmm. I'm not seeing an announcement that you're coming to Minnesota for Skepchickcon. You need to get on that. :)
Posted by: Stephanie Z | June 28, 2009 6:11 PM
I won't be able to get out to Minnesota, but I will be at TAM 7 from Friday night through Sunday evening.
Posted by: Blake Stacey
| June 28, 2009 6:14 PM
What? Not both? (Okay, so I'm not going to TAM because I have to travel later this month for a wedding.)
Posted by: Stephanie Z | June 28, 2009 6:31 PM
Posted by: Eric | June 29, 2009 12:21 AM
Funny, and surprisingly fitting. And to note, the Buzzed Aldrin is a drink of exquisite genius.
Posted by: Prozac | July 6, 2009 2:14 AM
You may want to consider giving the Buzzed Aldrin another name. While clever, and probably tasty, the name isn't quite so tasty given that Buzz Aldrin is a recovering alcoholic.
Posted by: Calli Arcale | July 23, 2009 12:51 PM